A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations / Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional Poetry.

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The uncreated Holy Three in One;

Divine Incarnate, Human in Divine;

The inward call; the Sanctifying Dew;

Coming unseen, unseen departing thence;

Anew creating all, and yet not heard;

Compelling, yet not felt:—mysterious these;

Not that Jehovah to conceal them wished;

Not that Religion wished. The Christian faith,

Unlike the timorous creeds of Pagan priest,

Was frank, stood forth to view, invited all